In the inn, Tang Tianyuan stared at a piece of brocade spread out in front of him in a daze. The brocade is covered with small letters, and the lower left corner is covered with a seal: the treasure of life and virtue. This is one of the twenty-four seals of the emperor.
That’s right, it’s a secret decree before him.
On that day, when he returned from the Gutang Bookstore, he met Eunuch Sheng, the chief eunuch, who came to deliver an edict. Tang Tianyuan was very surprised. The second day he arrived in Tongling County, Eunuch Sheng arrived. The two were obviously on the front and back, and they didn’t know what the emperor was in a hurry.
When he understood the imperial edict, Tang Tianyuan felt that he had accidentally entered a deep pit.
The secret decree explained the matter very clearly: According to the preliminary investigation, the emperor and his old man suspected that someone in Tongling County was stealing gold, and a conservative estimate was 100,000 taels. It happened that Tang Tianyuan was in Tongling County, so let him first investigate the matter in front of the magistrate. At the same time, in order to prevent Tang Tianyuan from being unable to use his hands and feet, the emperor secretly entrusted him with the post of imperial envoy, and when necessary, he would patrol for the sky and lead all affairs in Nanzhili Province. In addition, it is a friendly reminder that this case has a great relationship with the former magistrate of Tongling County.
You can come up with this without thinking, Tang Tianyuan thought silently, what kind of reminder is this.
One hundred thousand two feet of pure gold is equivalent to one million taels of silver. This amount is so huge that it makes people doubt the authenticity of this matter. Tang Tianyuan felt that there was another possibility in this case: the emperor was crazy about money…
He shook his head, carefully put away the secret order, and opened another bag on the table. In the bag was the imperial envoy’s large purple seal, as well as a citation issued by the Ministry of Personnel. The emperor is a thoughtful person. Considering Tang Tianyuan’s reputation is too great and his identity is rather special, it would be too ostentatious to use his real name, so he forged an identity for him. Tang Pavilion is always the general manager of the Ministry of Personnel, and it is very convenient to forge official files. So Tang Tianyuan turned into an ordinary jinshi hanging in the bureau of officials, waiting to be dispatched. Jinshi will take hundreds of each subject, and no one can check them one by one, which is very good.
Tang Tianyuan opened the citation, and when he saw his new name, he felt a pain in the ass.
Tang Feilong…
He thinks the emperor must have done it on purpose. The emperor had long expected that he would slander him, so he deliberately made such a name to block him.
Tang Tianyuan wanted to crumple the piece of paper and throw it out, but finally held back. Having said that, it is precisely because the names Tang Tianyuan and Tang Feilong have a subtle connection, so probably no one in this world would believe that Tang Tianyuan would be stupid enough to swagger through the market under the pseudonym of Tang Feilong. The emperor also took advantage of this and did the opposite. Of course, more reasons lie in the emperor’s bad taste.
Tang Tianyuan sorted everything out and lowered his head to think about the situation he was currently facing.
Let’s be honest, if gold theft is true, the case is too deep. How many people know about gold? How many people are involved? Who is the mastermind? How is it sealed? How did you divide the spoils? How to hide people’s eyes? Will there be a Shangguan involved? how many?
Most importantly, where does all the stolen gold go?
These are unknown.
The larger the amount of stolen money, the more people involved. If so much gold was stolen, I don’t know how many people would be involved.
Tang Tianyuan is very self-aware. He had only been in the officialdom for two years, and the yamen he stayed in was still the leisurely and aloof Imperial Academy, and he had very limited experience in fighting in the officialdom. In the capital, others were polite to him, mostly because of his father. When he arrived in Tongling, he was unfamiliar with his life and had no foundation, and he couldn’t bring out his father to scare people. Want to fight with those cunning local snakes, easier said than done? There are many unknown situations to face, and it is very likely that a large number of people with intricate relationships will be brought in. Thinking about it is a headache.
In short, this pit is unfathomable.
A thousand and one mistakes, he shouldn’t have rushed to Tongling on impulse, so that his father and the emperor logically spread such a big thing to him.
It’s all weird, it’s all about that Miao Miaosheng.
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The next day, Tang Tianyuan went to Chizhou Prefecture, submitted an official letter from the Ministry of Personnel, completed the formalities, and officially became the magistrate of Tongling County.
The yamen are all ready-made, and you can call them back. Master is in a bit of trouble. Tang Tianyuan did not have a master, so he had to post a notice and openly recruit.
However, the recruitment process is not going well.
Think about it and know that the last county magistrate died unexpectedly, and the master also ran away. It can be seen that the county government is an ominous place, and the new magistrate is unknown again. I won’t be stuck in this place anymore.
As a result, most of the applicants who came to apply for the competition these two days were those who tried their luck. When the eliminated people left the county government office, they began to publicize how handsome and suave the county magistrate was, and attracted a group of people who looked at the county magistrate…
Tang Tianyuan is about to be ruined by them. He had to ask a few exam questions, extract some words from the Four Books and Five Classics, and let the yamen memorize them. If someone came to apply, the yamen first tested those people, and at least half of them answered correctly before they could see the county magistrate.
This worked well and stopped a lot of people.
On this day, the yamen came excitedly to report to Tang Tianyuan that someone had answered all the questions he gave correctly!
Tang Tianyuan is very happy. But what the yamen said next made him a little disappointed.
It turned out to be a girl.
Forget it, the girl is the girl, let’s take a look and then talk about it.
When he saw that girl, he was in a bad mood. The person in front of him left him with many not-so-good memories, and he didn’t want to see her at all.
Tan Lingyin walked in and bowed respectfully to Tang Tianyuan, who was sitting in the seat, “Tan Lingyin, the people’s daughter, I have seen the adults.”
“Fork out.”
“…”
The two yamen were also a little confused. They came up to put Tan Lingyin’s arm on her arm and wanted to take her out. Tan Lingyin kicked her legs vigorously, causing Tang Tianyuan to be dazzled for a while, “Sir! You can’t look down on women, Lingtang is also a woman!”
I don’t know why he chased her away. Tang Tianyuan waved his hand, “Stop.”
The yamen immediately put Tan Lingyin down.
Tang Tianyuan looked at the embarrassed Tan Lingyin and felt better. He hooked his finger at her, “Come here.”
Tan Lingyin got closer.
“Look who I am.” Tang Tianyuan said.
Tan Lingyin couldn’t see clearly, so she got closer and realized. So she let out a laughter similar to that day, which was very wretched in Tang Tianyuan’s ears.
Tang Tianyuan’s face sank, “come here, shoot out.”
“Don’t, don’t, I’m a real person!” Tan Lingyin hugged her head and ran around, but the two big men couldn’t catch her for a while.
One of the officers sympathized with her. The girl didn’t do anything wrong, why did the county magistrate prejudice her so deeply. He stopped and tentatively suggested to Tang Tianyuan, “Sir, why don’t you first see what this girl is capable of?”
Tang Tianyuan didn’t want to make such a fuss, so he asked Tan Lingyin, “Show your hands to this officer… what do you know?”
“I read poetry and books a lot, I know astronomy and geography, and I know a little about chess, calligraphy and painting.”
Well, bragging rights are brilliant.
Tan Lingyin saw that he was indifferent, and said, “I can also tell fortunes, I can read pictures. Sir, I will show you.” Then she stepped forward, only two steps away from Tang Tianyuan, staring at his face seriously it looks. A pair of clear eyes are like two pools of autumn water, and the eyelashes are extraordinarily long, blinking twice, like a butterfly flapping its wings on the ground.
Tang Tianyuan was a little uncomfortable, turned his face away from her, “What do you see?”
Tan Lingyin was amazed, “Sir, to be honest, I have never seen such a good face of you.”
Tang Tianyuan nodded, and he was also very good at flattering.
“You are of extraordinary origin, and you have been without food and clothing since you were a child. You are destined to be an extremely noble minister, and you will be prosperous and rich, and your descendants will be honored. Oh, by the way, you will marry a particularly prosperous wife in the future, and then you will have many children and grandchildren… …”
“Okay,” Tang Tianyuan waved his hand, interrupting her. He wasn’t interested in this kind of charlatan-style all-purpose compliment. This girl’s level is just like that. She has read a few more books than ordinary people. In short, he will not allow her to harm the county government. So Tang Tianyuan pointed to the door, “Turn back now, walk, keep walking, don’t stop.”
Tan Lingyin saw that he was chasing her again, and quickly said, “Sir, don’t be impatient! I also read palmistry, you take out your hand, I’ll show you, just take a look…”
Tang Tianyuan was very impatient and wanted to send her away sooner, so he asked, “Let’s go after reading the hand?”
“Let’s go when you’re done.”
He then stretches out his hand.
“Left hand, male left female right.”
Change left hand again.
Tan Lingyin lowered her head. Because of her bad eyesight, she got very close, as if she was about to kiss her. Tang Tianyuan was even more uncomfortable, and instinctively wanted to withdraw his hand.
“Don’t move.” Tan Lingyin quickly reached out and grabbed him in a hurry. Afraid that he would continue to pull back, she simply held his hands with both hands and looked serious.
Tang Tianyuan: “…”
He has an unspeakable quirk. If a girl has a beautiful face, he may be able to remain indifferent, but in the face of the beautiful hands and feet of a woman, his heartbeat will always speed up unconsciously. He used to have a maid who had beautiful hands and feet, but then that maid… Forget it, not to mention it.
Tan Lingyin’s hand is unusually beautiful. Women, as long as they are well maintained, their hands will not be too ugly, but bones and muscles are innate, and it is difficult to improve through maintenance. Although Tang Tianyuan couldn’t see the whole of Tan Lingyin’s hand, she could see from her thumb and index finger that her fingers were slender, with even flesh and bones. A little bit more would be too plump, and a little bit less would be too dry. It’s really rare to have such a perfect hand. The upper skin is delicate and moist, and it can’t even compare with good suet white jade; the cuff shows a thin wrist, like frost and snow, like the tender lotus newly picked in autumn.
Stop, can’t watch any more. Tang Tianyuan turned his head with difficulty.
The two yamen watched in amazement as their county magistrate’s pale face quickly turned red.
Eyes can’t see, but hands can feel. The back of his hand fell into hers, and the soft touch left him too much room for imagination, it was more beautiful than what he saw.
Tan Lingyin began to explain palmistry to him. Tang Tianyuan didn’t listen to a word, he pulled his hand back, frowned and said, “Have you had enough?”
Tan Lingyin straightened up and looked at him with a smile. It seems that the county magistrate is not easy to fool, she thought.
Tang Tianyuan calmed down and decided to drive her away without hesitation.
This time, she didn’t run around, but hugged the door frame and didn’t let go, “Sir, what do you want me to be your master?”
Tang Tianyuan stepped down from his seat. Now he has regained his composure. “Want to be a master? You tell me where Miao Miaosheng is first.”
Tan Lingyin believes this time that this adult really admires her. The obsession is so deep, it is either admiration or hatred. She has no such enemies. So she let go of the door frame and stood on the steps with her hands behind her back, her expression mysterious, like an expert in the world.
“Let’s be honest with you,” Tan Lingyin raised her head proudly, “I am Miao, Miao, Sheng.”